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P E P-O-G RAMS
Page Eleven
THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION REVIEWED BY THE PAR AM O V NT ART! ST
The Washington Convention was one of the most preciously vital events in all the history of Paramount. And as time goes on, we shall be able to proudly look back upon it as the grand occasion when the Nation’s leaders personally endorsed the Aims and the Achievements — and particularly the Manpower — of Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation.
WE DON’T WANT TO SUPPLEMENT OUR PRESIDENT’S
LETTER, BUT—
In a circular notice to the Paramount Pep Club members on May 31st last, President Vincent Trotta said:
In viezv of this heavy cost and the poor results of the luncheons and dinners it teas deemed wise to leave the matter of food entirely in the hands of the members. Arrangements are being made with the steamship people to give sendee on board the steamer and also at Indian Point for the purchasing of lunches and dinners, the chib members being entirely responsible for the cost of whatever food they care to purchase.
And if we may be permitted the privilege of editorially commenting upon this ruling, we want to state that in our minds it is one of the most progressive and practical steps the Club has taken.
We all have memories, and unless our memories are very much mistaken, it used to be at least fifty percent of the fun of picnics to take our own food, to prepare it where we liked best, and to eat it in the place, and with the folks, we liked best of all. In those days it was unthinkable that we should go to a picnic, and sit down to eat food set before us with restaurant service, and to eat it with the politeness and precision which we only display at home when there are visitors, or on those three or four occasions a week when we go to the Sherry-Netherland.
If we must have a picnic — and nothing is more certain than that we mustithen by all means let it BE a humanly bearable event. And the major step towards that end has been taken by your Club’s Officers in deciding that the customary catered food (that crumbly parade of temptless viands which has been so often the meat for a burlesque sketch), shall this year be ‘out’; and that you will play a big share for a greater success by making the picnic a real picnic with the supplying of your own food.